Stars: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Very, Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski

Summary: Featuring Kieslowski's trilogy of 'Three Colours Blue', 'Three Colours White' and 'Three Colours Red'. Also includes 'I'm So-So...' a documentary on Kieslowski.

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Even though one can view each segment of Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colourstrilogy on its own, it seems absurd to do so; why buy the trousers instead of the entire suit? Created by Kieslowski and his writing partner Krzysztof Piesiewicz for France's bicentennial, the titles--and the themes of the films--come from the three colours of the French flag representing liberty, equality and fraternity. Blueexamines liberation through the eyes of a woman (Juliette Binoche) who loses her husband and son in an auto accident, and solemnly starts anew. Whiteis an ironic comedy about a befuddled Polish husband (Zbigniew Zamachowski) who takes an odd path of revenge against his ex-wife (Julie Delpy). A Swiss model (Irène Jacob) strikes up a friendship with a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who eavesdrops on his neighbours in Red. The trilogy is a snapshot of European life at a time of reconstruction after the Cold War, reflected through Kieslowski's moralist view of human nature and illumined by each title's palate colour.

On the DVD:The DVD set has numerous extras spread throughout the three discs; the end result is a superior collection. Each disc has a short retrospective, culled together from new interviews with Kieslowski's crew, plus film critic Geoff Andrew, biographer Annette Insdorf (who also does the commentaries), and fellow Polish director Ageniska Holland. Producer Marin Karmitz also reminisces about the experience. There's an exceptional effort to show the magic of Kieslowski (who died two years after the trilogy) through a discussion of his various career phases, interviews with the three lead actresses, four student films, and archival materials including simple--and wonderful--glimpses of the director at work. Excellent insight is also provided by Dominique Rabourdin's filmed "cinema lessons" with Kieslowski. Without viewing any of his other films, this set illustrates the uniqueness of Kieslowski. --Doug Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Krzysztof Kieslowski Masterclass, Interviews, Excerpts From Soundtrack, Featurette, Making Of Documentary, Theatrical Trailers, Kieslowski Filmography
Subtitles:	English
Release Date:	April 26, 2004
Runtime:	276 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A R T 275 D V D
Keywords:	Blue, Subtitled, White, Red, Box, General, Four, Colours, Wide, Screen, Three, French, Set, Trilogy, Drama, Discs
Genre:	Drama